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Test 2-GI
Adult Health Ch. 5
Question | Answer |
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Leukoplakia | White, firmly attached patch on the mouth or tongue mucosa; nonsloughing lesions |
Lekoplakia occurs frequently in... | Men 50-70 years old |
Carcinoma of the esophagus | Malignant epithelial neoplasm that has been diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma |
Carcinoma of the esoophagus occur mostly... | 55-70 years old |
Most common symptom of carcinoma of the esophagus | Progressive dysphagia |
Esophagogastrectomy | Resection of a lower esophageal section with a proximal portion of the stomach; anastomosis of remaining pats of the esophagus and stomach |
Esophagogastrostomy | Resection of a portion of the esophagus with anstomosis to the stomach |
Esophagoenterostomy | Resection of the esophagus and anastomosis to a portion of the colon |
Gastrostomy | Insertion of a catheter into the stomach and suture to the abdominal wall |
Endoscopy | Direct visualization of the upper GI tract by a long, fiberoptic flexible scope; can also remove polyps, coagulate sources of active bleeding and perform scleropathy |
Endoscopy enables evaluation of... | Esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
Upper GI series | Consists of a series of radiographs of the lower esophagus, stomach, and duodenum using barium sulfate as contrast |
Upper GI patients | Should be NPO after midnight before the study and should not smoke |
Peptic Ulcers | Ulcerations of the mucous membrane or deeper structures of the GI tract |
Peptic ulcers result from | Acid and pepsin imbalances |
Stomach surface mucosa is renewed | About every 3 days |
Most common site of a gastric ulcer | Distal half of the stomach |
Carcinoma of the esophagus diagnostic test | Barium swallow with fluoroscopy and endoscopy |
Occult blood tests also called | Guiac, hemoccult, hematest |
Peptic ulcers most commonly occur | In the stomach and duodenum |
Common age for peptic ulcers | Between 25 and 50 |
Achalasia | Also called cardiospasm; abnormal condition with the inability of the cardiac sphincter to relax |
Achalasia is more prevalent | Between 20 and 50 |
Primary symptom of achalasia | Dysphagia; patient has sensation of food sticking in the lower esophagus |
Diagnostics of achalasia | Radiography, manometry, and esophagoscopy |
Bernstein test | Esophageal funtion stuy |
Bernstein test | An acid-perfusion test to reproduce symptoms of esophageal reflux by instillation of hydrochloric acid into the esophagus |
Bernstein test nursing interventions | Avoid sedating patient, NPO for 8 hours and withhold medications that may interfere with acid production |
Candidiasis | Infection caused by candida |
Candida | Fungal organism present in the mucous membranes of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina |
Candidiasis also called | Thrush or moniliasis |
Candidiasis appears | Bluish white "milk curd" membranous lesions on the mucous membranes of the mouth, tongue and larynx |
Antacids | Neutralize or reduce the acidity of stomach contents |
Histamine receptor blockers | Decrease acid secretions by blocking histamine receptors |
Proton pump inhibitors | Antisecretory agents that inhibit secretion of gastrin by parietal cells of the stomach |
Mucosal healing agent | Accelerates ulcer healing by forming an ulcer-adherant complex that covers the ulcer and protects it |
Antisecretory and cytoprotective agent | Inhibits acid secretion and protects gastric mucosa |
Histamine receptor blockers usually end in... | -dine |
Proton pump inhibitors usually end in... | -azole |
Antisecretory agent | Cytotec |
Ulcerative colitis area of involvement | Mucosa or submucosa of the colon |
Ulcerative colitis characteristics of stools | Blood present, no fat, 15-20 stools per day |
GERD | Backflow of stomach acid up into the esophagus |
GERD thought to be caused | When the LES is weakened or experiences prolonged relaxation |
Pyrosis | Heart burn |
Odynophagia | Painful swallowing |
GERD diagnostic | 24 hour pH monitoring using specially designed probes |
GERD medications | Anatacids, histamine receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors |
Fundoplication | Surgical procedure to strengthen the sphincter |
The most common site for gastric ulcers | Distal half of the stomach |
Achalasia | cardiospasm |
Shock | Tachycardia and hypotension |